Welcome to Swiss Traveler – a luxury & gourmet travel blog

Do you enjoy staying at luxury hotels and dining at exceptional Michelin-recommended restaurants while traveling? Are you looking for outstanding accommodations and acclaimed dining experiences that offer excellent value for money? Then you have come to the right place.

Here you will find detailed reviews and insights into luxury hotels and fine-dining establishments that are truly worth the expense.

From time to time, you will also discover recommendations for local activities, with a particular focus on exploring destinations on foot. As Johann Wolfgang von Goethe famously said, “Only where you have walked have you truly been.”

Keep traveling—and do it in style.

Asia & Pacific, Asia & Pacific Activities, Asia & Pacific Hotels, Bali, Indonesia

Where to stay and what hotels to choose on a luxury stay in Bali

Tropical island of Bali as luxury destination: Bali is a very popular tourist destination attracting many visitors, from backpackers to luxury travelers. It has much to offer: varied landscapes with lots of rice fields, rugged coastlines and…

Asia & Pacific, Asia & Pacific Hotels, Asia & Pacific Restaurants, Singapore

Where to stay and eat on a luxury stay in Singapore

Singapore as perfect springboard to Asia: Singapore was on my travel program this year and the one before. This time we – I always travel with my husband - continued on to Bali and Lombok. My next two posts will be on these two tropical islands,…

Austria, Europe, Europe Activities, Europe Hotels, Europe Restaurants

3 days on a luxury stay in Vienna

4 top tips for a luxurious stay in Vienna: The capital of Austria – one of the countries bordering my home country of Switzerland – has about 1.7 million inhabitants and is by far the largest city in Austria. As a tourist and certainly…

Europe, Europe Activities, Europe Hotels, Europe Restaurants, Spain

5 days on a luxury stay on the Costa Brava, Spain

4 things to do on a luxury stay on the Costa Brava: The Costa Brava - "rugged coast" - is a coastal region of northeastern Spain. It begins 60 km northeast of Barcelona and stretches to the French Boarder. From the 1960s, this area was developed…

Basel Restaurants, Europe, Europe Restaurants, Switzerland, Switzerland Restaurants

Review of Restaurant Martin, Flueh, Switzerland

UPDATE: under new management Classic French cuisine with a twist, amiable hosts: My husband and I visited this restaurant – situated in my home canton of Solothurn, but bordering France – on the occasion of a business dinner. Our party…

Europe, Europe Hotels, Europe Restaurants, France, Google My Maps

My Google Map of Paris 2016

Where to stay, where to dine & where to go for a small bite in style: Here you may view my Google Map of Paris 2016 with my recommendations for 3 top hotels, 7 gourmet restaurants and 3 other great food outlets for luxury travelers: Paris…